Amos

Dear Abby: I found a wonderful clipping from your column dated 1969. It was in an old scrapbook belonging to my mom. Will you please run it again? Elva Harris, Aberdeen, Wash. Dear Elva: Thank you for your kind words, but I was not the author. "A Parent's Prayer" was written by the late Gary C. Meyers, co-founder of Highlights for Children, a monthly children's magazine now in its fourth generation. I, too, loved "A Parent's Prayer," and here it is: A Parent's Prayer Oh,...

David A. Amos, 40, of North Chicago, was charged with battery Monday after he allegedly shoved a police officer who had asked him to remove his earrings while being processed for a driving arrest. Amos also was charged with interference with a police officer, driving on a revoked driver's license, improper use of vehicle registration, and driving without proof of insurance.

Three years into its existence, WME's Music for Visual Media Dept. is trumpeting major successes for its newbie composers, from Alex Ebert's Golden Globe win for "All Is Lost" to Junkie XL's "300: Rise of an Empire" and "Divergent" scores, to the maestros behind three consecutive top winners at Sundance. Has it changed the composer representation landscape? The verdict is still out. If anything, it's the film-scoring landscape itself that has changed, and WME is...

Jeanne Stringfellow Coffman, 79, died Friday at the Presbyterian Home in Evanston. Mrs. Coffman, a graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University, had served as chairwoman of the Woman's Committee of the Hyde Park YMCA. Mrs. Coffman is survived by her husband, Amos Sr.; a son, Amos Jr.; two daughters, Carolyn DeLuca and Kathleen Slater; and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Elliott Chapel at the Presbyterian Home, 3200 Grant St., Evanston.

A commune is not a place where one is supposed to be alone. So there is both poignancy and irony in the notion of a kibbutz as a collection of individuals wrestling with solitude, missed connections and unrequited love. This piece first ran in Printers Row Journal, delivered to Printers Row members with the Sunday Chicago Tribune and by digital edition via email. Click here to learn about joining Printers Row. The revered Israeli writer Amos Oz spent three decades on a...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman will direct her first feature film based on "A Tale of Love and Darkness," a memoir by Israeli novelist Amos Oz, the author said on Wednesday. The Israeli-American actress, who won a best actress Oscar in 2011 for her role in ballet drama "Black Swan," will also play Oz's mother, who committed suicide when he was 12. "She (Portman) read 'A Tale of Love and Darkness' and asked me for the rights to make...

The Connery: At BeviAmo Wine Bar, a cozy and romantic nightspot in University Village, everything from the plush sofas to the eclectic mix of music feels intimate and intriguing in equal measure. The bar is known for serving a selection of 40 wines by the glass, but BeviAmo's craft cocktail list is another gem not to be ignored. For a classy drink to stir the senses, try the $10 Connery: a surprisingly smooth mixture of 12-year-old Belveni Scotch, ginger beer, biscotti liquor, blood...

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps is conducting a final review of its requirements for a new amphibious vehicle that will bring troops from ship to shore, and hopes to kick off a fresh competition in coming months, the top U.S. Marine told reporters on Thursday. "My expectation is that it will happen this fall," Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos told reporters, underscoring his determination to avoid setting unaffordable or...

By Christine Kearney NEW YORK, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Tori Amos has been performing in bars and clubs since the age of 13, but the pianist-singer-songwriter's new tour and album mark 20 years since her breakthrough solo debut album "Little Earthquakes". Throughout October, Amos, 49, has been touring with songs from her new album "Gold Dust", which reinterprets hits from the past two decades, accompanied by the Metropole Orchestra. The album, released Oct. 2,...

I am always amazed at the 1st Amendment buffs who justify hard-core pornography and child pornography, while at the same time acting shocked and dismayed because a certain congressman recalls with fondness the old "Amos `n` Andy" series. Then to boot we have Jesse "Hymietown" Jackson telling Congress that Rep. Bob Michel should be censured because Michel offended the sensitivities of a minority by enjoying the series. Oh, ye hypocrites!

Epicentre, a Paris-based producer-distrib and DVD publisher, has acquired Venice out-of-competition player "Lullaby to My Father," a documentary by Israel's Amos Gitai. "Lullaby," produced by Israel's Agav Films and Switzerland's Elefant Films, is an homage to Gitai's father, Polish-born architect Munio Weinraub. Doc traces Weinraub's journey from Germany's prestigious Bauhaus school to Palestine, where he fled after being imprisoned...

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Marine Corps is conducting a final review of its requirements for a new amphibious vehicle that will bring troops from ship to shore, and hopes to kick off a fresh competition in coming months, the top U.S. Marine told reporters on Thursday. "My expectation is that it will happen this fall," Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos told reporters, underscoring his determination to avoid setting unaffordable or...

Angelee B. Curfman, beloved daughter of the late Amos and Anna Curfman; loving mother of Karen (Michael) and Alan B. Cress; fond grandmother of Rich (Angel), Alan R. (Jamie), Donna, Alina, Stephanie, Aaron and Ashley Cress; great-grandmother of seven. Entered into eternal peace after a heroic battle that lasted many years to overcome a number of painful and debilitating ailments. She will be greatly missed by all and thought of with warmest memories. Visitation Friday, Feb. 2 at McKenzie Funeral Home, 15618 S. Cicero...